"Those BAB-O spots were done by Shamus Culhane's studio, probably in New York. A 1975 interview with Culhane in the magazine Filmmakers Newsletter confirms this."

I'm assuming that the commercial that John is discussing in this post was also produced by the Culhane studio (the link to the commercial gives a good hint: ShamusKrispies.mov).

John, I have a feeling that you don't favor the animation in the commercial a lot (I can see some bad inbetweens, so I can kind of understand why.). Does this have anything to do with the Swing Symphony cartoons that Shamus directed at the Lantz studio?

Somehow this particular post reminds me of one of those Enid Blyton's children's books. You know, stories with toys coming to life at nights.

Perhaps it is your description of the ad that reminded me of her. I mean, these days such ads are not made because people think too much of child psychology (they are more affected by it than children themselves) and there is no fun anymore. The same happened with Enid Blyton stories. They are now being edited before publishing because the 'great guys' behind the scene see all sorts of hidden meanings (sometimes even sexual) that will be obvious to the newer generations. Maybe they feel like Robert Langdon of Da Vinci Code when they do it and it gives them some sort of a high.

Hey John, I was watching the old Pacman cartoon from the 80's and i saw your name in the credits. You've come along way, and so far every Spumco cartoon i've seen has kicked the ass of any of those older cartoons. Thanks for the great animation and comedy which have been inspiring me for 15 years now.